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People who do particular sports
-er can be used for many sports, e.g.
footballer, swimmer
, etc. Player is often necessary, e.g.
tennis
player, squash player
. Some names must be learnt separately, e.g.
canoeist
,
mountaineer, jockey,
archer
(
NOT archerer
),
gymnast
.
Common
mistakes
In British English, the noun
sport
is used in the plural when it describes another noun (e.g.
equipment, facilities, club
).
The shop sells
sports
equipment
. (NOT sport equipment) However, you
will hear the singular
sport
used before another noun in American English.
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English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate

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Exercises
18.1
Which of the sports opposite are these people probably talking about?
1 The ball doesn’t roll in a straight line on the ground. You have to aim away from the centre of the pins.
(ten-pin) bowling
2 Provided it’s not too windy at the top of the hill, there’s no problem.
3 It is incredibly noisy, fast and dangerous, but it’s really exciting to watch.
4 The horse has to get over a series of jumps without knocking the posts off.
5 It’s all a matter of balance. But sometimes you can’t help falling in the water.
6 You need a good eye and concentration, especially to hit the centre of the board.
7 The different ball colours are worth different numbers of points.
8 It’s a fantastic feeling when the snow flies up into the air around you.
18.2
Name a piece of equipment necessary to do these sports apart from the item given.
1 golf: ball,
club
4 field hockey: ball,
7 canoeing: canoe,
2 archery: arrow,
5 baseball: ball,
8 snooker: balls,
3 tennis: ball,
6 darts: dartboard,
9 rowing: boat,